Gas shock lifters on Clamshell's lid

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Val Eibner
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Gas shock lifters on Clamshell's lid

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How well has the gas shock lifters on clamshell held up? Has anyone had problems with them? Curious.... admirer of the clamshell design.
Also, very tired of heavy lids that have :evil: cranky hinges.
My next kiln will have a user friendly system for sure.
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Re: Gas shock lifters on Clamshell's lid

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Mine is about 8 months old. No problem. Brock
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Re: Gas shock lifters on Clamshell's lid

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Val Eibner wrote:How well has the gas shock lifters on clamshell held up? Has anyone had problems with them? Curious.... admirer of the clamshell design.
Also, very tired of heavy lids that have :evil: cranky hinges.
My next kiln will have a user friendly system for sure.
V.
Val

You can always set up a counter weight with pulleys. Just make sure that it still weighs less than the lid so the lid stays down when you want it to.
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